my job has changed significantly — not for the better: more stress, less autonomy, more headaches. so i really need a vacation. haven’t really had a lot of vacations in recent years that don’t involve the fam, so this one is sort of exciting.

i plan on using my friend Debra Jane’s insanely thorough website, Roadside Architecture, to map out stops to look at cool buildings, oversized statues, and stuff that i can just generally lollygag at and bliss out to in person. between her website, blog and flickr stream i’m a little overwhelmed.

these are a few of my favorites Debra Jane has taken.

and are the kinds of places i’d love to hunt down.

the places Debra Jane documents, some of them make me laugh. a lot.

this building just hypnotizes me it’s so cool. it’s mesmerizing.

and i have to say that all of this planning has gotten me to thinking about maybe shifting some things / making some decisions and including furry critters like Debra Jane’s in my life. we’ll see….